The newest issue of Value Matters™, Mercer Capital’s newsletter addressing gift and estate tax, ESOP, buy-sell agreement, and transaction advisory topics of interest to estate planners and other professional advisors to business, has been published.
The focus for this issue is Gift, Estate, and Income Tax Compliance services with the lead article: 16 Mistakes to Avoid in Valuations According to Tax Court Decisions
Business valuation textbooks, training manuals, and conference presentations may do a good job of teaching the right ways to conduct valuations. But in some respects the most authoritative teacher of what is right and, just as importantly, what is wrong is the decision of the court in a dispute over the value of a privately held business or shares thereof.
In this article we have collected 16 examples of mistakes made by valuation experts, as reported in federal courts in tax decisions. It is important to note that there are two sides to every story, and courts do not always get it right. For this reason, we do not name any valuators in this collection of mistakes to avoid.
Also in this issue is a recent post from Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog, titled Equity-Based Compensation in the News, as well as news of interest from Mercer Capital.
